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11:04 am
Thu 19-Apr-12 |
mauramac
| | Kent | | |  Knowledegable | posts 475 | |
| | Has anyone made this using their own lavender? We have a couple of bushes in the garden which were wonderful last year and we also live not too far from the Hop Shop in Shoreham which grows lavender on a massive scale. http://www.hopshop.co.uk/ They were featured in a TV programme recently and I know the farm quite well as worked as a secretary on the neighbouring farm back in the 80's….was only cattle and arable back then. So I could buy the oil from there or just use my own lavender. I'm sure I read somewhere that you can't use lavender to cook with as too bitter so I thought I would ask first on here to see if anyone has used it and what recipes there might be. I'm looking to make a clear jelly with it – any thoughts? | The "s" button on my keyboard keeps sticking……makes for some interesting messages ;-) |
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7:15 pm
Sun 22-Apr-12 |
Terrier
| | York | | |  Supreme Being | posts 3576 | 
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| | I've made lavender jelly at some time in the paste Maura and also lavender ice cream which is beautiful, I just used the stuff out of my garden, the jelly recipe is similar to how you'd make mint jelly, and makes a clear light amber coloured jelly. lovely stuff |
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12:51 pm
Tue 24-Apr-12 |
mauramac
| | Kent | | | Knowledegable | posts 475 | |
| | Thanks Jan, I'm looking forward to having a go at this in the summer. I've been told it is delicious on toast as well  | The "s" button on my keyboard keeps sticking……makes for some interesting messages ;-) |
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9:34 pm
Wed 25-Apr-12 |
Terrier
| | York | | | Supreme Being | posts 3576 |
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| | You're welcome, let me know how it goes, I have lots of lavender but I dry most of it to make scent bags etc |
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6:53 pm
Mon 3-Sep-12 |
mauramac
| | Kent | | | Knowledegable | posts 475 | |
| | Janet – did you just boil up your apples with the lavender heads together and then strain it through a jelly bag overnight. Or did you tie up lavender in muslin? Only just got round to picking some lavender heads and bit worried I might have left it too late as the flower heads are just starting to dry out, but have got a few fresh ones to add as well. Not sure how many to use as not made it before. Maura | The "s" button on my keyboard keeps sticking……makes for some interesting messages ;-) |
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11:38 pm
Mon 3-Sep-12 |
Terrier
| | York | | | Supreme Being | posts 3576 |
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| | I always jelly bag, so never bother about tying up the lavender separately, provided it still smells then it should add flavour/taste. Couldn't really say how much I used, maybe half a dozen heads or so, you don't need a great deal as you just want a hint of it. If you make it too strong it's a bit too perfumy to eat. |
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8:06 am
Tue 4-Sep-12 |
mauramac
| | Kent | | | Knowledegable | posts 475 | |
| | Thanks Janet – I'm having a go at that today…….wish me luck  | The "s" button on my keyboard keeps sticking……makes for some interesting messages ;-) |
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10:19 pm
Tue 4-Sep-12 |
Terrier
| | York | | | Supreme Being | posts 3576 |
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| | bit late in the day for wishing you luck Maura…but hope it went well. |
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